User talk:Trinimoses

On the Demographics of Philadelphia page, there seems to be much discussion as to whom were the first Latinos/Hispanics to migrate to Philadelphia. According to Link 34, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania page is unclear as to who was the first, however, the Wikipedia page credits Mexicans with being the first Latinos to come to this city. Here's the quote:

''The first Hispanophone population in Philadelphia was a small group of Mexicans who arrived in the 19th Century. A small group of Mexicans remained throughout the city's history. A group of Mexicans arrived in the 1970s.[34] Small Mexican communities in South Philadelphia opened as a result of a 1990s wave of Mexican immigration.[42][38] Another wave of immigration started in 1998 with Mexicans arriving from Mexico and areas outside of Mexico such as New York.[42][38]''

That fact maybe credible since during the 19th century, Philadelphia was the third biggest city, and the World's Fair happened on 1876 in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park, however, I find the fact to be highly disputable since Philadelphia was (and still is) a major Atlantic port, and since Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico are technically in the Atlantic Ocean, and having those islands as Spanish colonies during the 19th century until the Spanish-American War meant that there had to be contact with Spanish authorities in Philadelphia, while major Mexican immigration didn't start until during the 1920's to cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Dallas, and as far away as Chicago and didn't reach the East Coast until the 2000s.Trinimoses (talk) 19:54, 20 February 2019 (UTC)